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Atlanta United’s USL coach Scott Donnelly leaves ‘to pursue other opportunities’

Atlanta United FC will need to find a new head coach for its United Soccer League Championship affiliate, ATL UTD 2, for the 2019 season. Scott Donnelly has left that role to “pursue other opportunities in soccer,” A club spokesman confirmed to Pro Soccer USA on Thursday. The Athletic reported Donnelly is seeking a role with an English […]

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ATL UTD 2 exercises options on five players, declines two

ATL UTD 2, the United Soccer League affiliate of Atlanta United FC, announced a slew of roster moves Friday. The USL club exercised the options of five players, declined the options of two others and re-signed a veteran defender. Among those who had their options picked up by the club were midfielders Kevin Barajas and […]

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Atlanta United’s Miles Robinson improving with USL opportunities

LAWRENCVILLE, Ga. — During most of the opportunities he’s been given this season, Miles Robinson has played well for Atlanta United F.C. and its USL affiliate, ATL UTD 2. In May, Five Stripes manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino praised the second-year defender out of Syracuse for his superb play in Atlanta’s 2-1 win at Orlando. The […]

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Meet a prospect: Garces, USMNT U-19 keeper, solid in pro debut with Atlanta

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — When ATL UTD 2 faced the Charlotte Independence Wednesday night at CoolRay Field in Gwinnett County, Andrew Carleton and Chris Goslin saw a familiar face manning their net. ATL UTD 2 — the United Soccer League Affiliate for Atlanta United FC — started its fifth goalkeeper of the year, calling on 17-year-old Justin Garces. […]

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Atlanta United’s USL affiliate provides unique opportunities for first-team players

Mikey Ambrose doesn’t typically take free kicks. He says he doesn’t practice them and he hasn’t scored on one in years. In the pros, he said, free kicks are typically reserved for the exceptionally talented forwards and midfielders, not defenders like Ambrose. But there he was Wednesday night at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Ga., playing […]